CVE-2024-48248: NAKIVO Backup and Replication Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

CVE-2024-48248 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-03-19

NAKIVO Backup & Replication contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the getImageByPath function at the /c/router endpoint. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to read arbitrary files, which may lead to remote code execution due to the exposure of cleartext credentials in PhysicalDiscovery.

Technologies: Nakivo Backup, Nakivo Replication. Vendors: Nakivo.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-48248 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-48248 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 19 March 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-48248?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 19 March 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-48248?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-48248 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-48248?
Check whether you run Nakivo Backup, Nakivo Backup and Replication or Nakivo Replication. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • NAKIVO Backup & Replication before 11.0.0.88174

Timeline

  • 2025-03-04: disclosed: Initial CVE publication and MITRE analysis
  • 2025-03-19: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
  • 2025-03-19: exploited: Confirmed as exploited in the wild by CISA

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